The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-09
Town or JENEIaGs.

Here many hardy Westerners have founded
homes already atfording the manifold com
forts Of the Western farm, IN genial and
healthfll climate, exempt from the icy bliz-
zard or the Devastating cyclone. At the
station of Jennings, the train was boarded
BY Col. Thad. Mayo and Judge Fournet, Of
the Lake Charles reception committee. They
AZ once proceeded to distribute cards to the
editorial party indicating the lodgings Of
each one, and "tickets good for . ride" 60
Ing from and back to the depot, Without .
single exception every one was promoted to
the rank Of full hedged ID, H.p by these
Bholesouled gentlemen.
At Lake Charles, the editorial party we're
met by the remainder Of the committee,
Messrs. D. B. Gorham, James Kinder, Il. G..
Drew, John Mccormick, J. W. Bryan, Profs.
Knapp and Thomson, A. 2. Pujo, and nnmeE-
GUS other citizens, who saw them embarked
in conyeyanceR, which transported them Il.
8. II. gwitb caren 10 the hospitable homes
where they were entertained from frst 10
last in ! way that made the editors, addresses
and correspondents, feel as though they
were the moving spirits Of Pplitzer's World,
or Bennett's Htgqld.
II is needless to enter into minute recital
of the incidents Of the enjoyable soiourn Of
the party In Lake Charles, for Il was ip keep
ing with the Introductory ceremonies into
the thFiyipg burg. Neither viii we attempt
to give an account of the proceedings of the
press meetings, the sumptuous banquet and
the ball, as all these have already bsen pub
lished. We wiz only say that The people oi
\ lake Charles can turn out as genteel AZ as-
sembIage of ladies and gentlemen as any
place ip the world, while no other place
large or email, can excel them ip genuine
open-handed, bIg-hearted hospitality. They
are eosmopolitaps, from every country g
Europe and State 10 the Union, and they aei
/ Ia thorough unison in al matters affecting
/ the Interest Of Lake Charles and Caicasieu
Ualile the people of too many old towns
| they have laid aside the oid family feud tha
sprang from the law suit that arose when
HEIeHRoR yoSEs COW
broke into uncle Ephraini's goober pea patel
aud did world d damage, that neighbo
Jones wouldp't pay Tor,
The excursion to the mouth of the Calca
sien river was the grand feature Of The oeca
sion. shortly after O'Clock on the fnoFpinl
81 lie fsith insf., tic editorial party, the eitl
zens coinmittee, and several ladies' an
gentlemen AZ Lake Charles, steamed awa
from the wharf aboard the Edna, With ~
Yacht Xantbo Is d tender The lake is
beautiful sheet d water, oyal sbapad, hayin
depth of III feet and q eircumferepce {
about eight miles. At TIE loYer end 81 y
lake, lie Caleasieu rlge resumes its aew 3
wards ube Gull The Edna and tend
xantho proceeded rapidly down the Elyf
which has width Of from 9 qaaEter to
half mile and an average depth ol about
! feet. a prettieg stFeam can nowhege bsses
Il hss long stretches gf high banks, asfol
I iar lovely Mites for faErae, and q iptery
lIe taany yefy due country hQlnas, display
Z eaae &d comfort Twenty miaes hei
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